Information about #12BA9B color

#12BA9B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#12BA9B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 186, 155) — 7.1% red, 72.9% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 66 / 0 / 12 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#12BA9B presents itself as a energetic, saturated cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dali (#20C29E) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(18, 186, 155)), which gives #12BA9B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #12BA9B: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #12BA9B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#12BA9B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#12BA9B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #12BA9B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Greenblue color link
Greenblue

#23C48B

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12BA9B
  • RGB18, 186, 155
  • CMYK66, 0, 12, 27
  • CSSrgb(18, 186, 155)
  • HSL169°, 82%, 40%
  • HSL Precise168.929°, 82.353%, 40%
  • HSV169°, 90%, 73%
  • HSB169°, 90%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.729, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.729, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.729, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID12BA9B
  • DECIMAL ID1227419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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